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!πû∞Ω®*ä∞Ì©vÎ LΩΩ̉ Quarterly Chronicle Volume 15, Number 3 Fall 2009 IN THIS ISSUE Bert Morris‘s War–Betty Warburton A Discovery in Brompton Cemetery, London, England–Caroline Herbert My First Genealogical Post-nominal–John D. Reid Push, Pull and Opportunity–Lucille Campey 2009 Annual General Meeting Report–Roy Thomas British Isles Family History Society of Greater Ottawa Founded and Incorporated in 1994 Telephone 613-234-2520 (Voice Mail) Mailing Address: BIFHSGO, PO BOX 38026, OTTAW A ON K2C 3Y7 CANADA E-mail: [email protected] Charitable Registration No. 89227 4044 RR0001 W eb Homepage: www.bifhsgo.ca BIFHSGO Board of Directors–2009œ2010 The Society President Mary Anne Sharpe 613-562-4570 The British Isles Family History Society of Greater Ottawa (BIFHSGO) is an independent, federally-incorporated Recording Secretary Ron Elliott 613-820-0285 society, and a Registered Charity (Reg. No. 89227 4044 Treasurer Cliff Adams 613-225-1519 RR0001). The purpose of BIFHSGO is to encourage, carry on and facilitate research into and publication of Research & Projects Brian Glenn 613-830-2948 family histories by people who have ancestors in the British Isles. Membership Sharon Moor 613-249-9062 The objectives of the Society are: to preserve, research Director (Communications) Betty Burrows 613-224-5769 and disseminate Canadian and British Isles family and Director (Publicity) vacant social history for the benefit of current and future generations; and to promote genealogical research Director (Programs) Jane Down 613-741-1463 through a program of public education that teaches people how to do research and how to preserve their Director (Education) Lesley Anderson 613-834-6477 findings in a readily accessible form. Past President W illis Burwell 613-727-0447 The activities of the Society are to: publish and disseminate genealogical research findings, as well as information on research resources and techniques; hold public meetings on family history; maintain readily Associate Directors–2009œ2010 accessible reference facilities; encourage volunteer participation in family history and genealogical research Function Nam e Associate to: activities; and participate in the activities of related organizations. Editor Anglo-Celtic Roots Chris MacPhail Director (Communications) Membership in the Society shall be available to persons W ebmaster Andy Coates Director (Communications) interested in furthering the objects of the Society and Publication Sales Brian Chamberlain Treasurer shall consist of anyone who submits an application for admission as a member accompanied by payment of the Librarian Betty W arburton Director (Education) applicable fees or dues. The 2009 calendar year fees for Membership are: $35 Individual; $45 Family; $35 Conference 2009 W illis Burwell Director (Programs) Chris MacPhail Institutional. Membership benefits include: the year‘s four Issues of Anglo-Celtic Roots; ten family history programs, Auditor Darrell Kennedy each of two hours‘ duration; up to six free queries a year; friendly advice from other members; participation in a special interest group that may be formed. Anglo-Celtic Roots, Volume 15, Number 3, Fall 2009, ISSN 1201-3072 Published four times a year in March, June, September and December by the British Isles Family History Society of Greater Ottawa, and sent free to Members. Indexed in the Periodical Source Index (PERSI). Editor: Chris MacPhail; Copy Editor: Jean Kitchen; Assistant Editor Layout: Carol-Anne Blore; Assistant Editor Photography: Ken W ood Canadian Publication Mail Sales Product Agreement No. 40015222 Permission to reprint for non-profit use is granted to organizations and individuals, unless otherwise stated, provided the original source is credited. Articles accompanied by the copyright symbol (©) may not be reprinted or copied without the written permission of the author. Opinions expressed by contributors are not necessarily those of BIFHSGO or its Officers. Commercial interests in this publication are not necessarily endorsed by BIFHSGO or its Officers. W e invite readers to share family history articles, illustrations, letters, queries and similar items of interest by submitting them to Anglo-Celtic Roots. Manuscripts should be written in the style of story-telling or letter-writing, leaving it to the editor to adjust. 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Anglo-Celtic Roots Fall Issue 2009 Volume 15, Number 3 Contents COLUM NS:................................................................................................................................................................. ii Message from the President Note from the Editor FAM ILY HISTORY RESEARCH Bert Morris‘s War–Betty Warburton........................................................................................................45 Brompton Cemetery–Caroline Herbert......................................................................................................54 My First Genealogical Post-nominal–John D. Reid.................................................................................55 Push, Pull and Opportunity: Why Scots Emigrated to Canada–Lucille Campey.....................................56 BIFHSGO NEW S AGM Report–Roy Thomas........................................................................................................................60 First Steps Beginners‘ Course–Brian Glenn.............................................................................................61 Touchstones for Family Historians–Members of the BIFHSGO Writing Group......................................62 FAM ILY HISTORY SOURCES The Bookworm–Betty Warburton..............................................................................................................64 The Printed Page–Gordon D. Taylor ........................................................................................................65 BIFHSGO LISTINGS ...............................................................................................................................................66 Members‘ Surname Search–Elizabeth Kipp New Members–Sharon Moor BIFHSGO CALENDAR OF EVENTS .........................................................................................................Back Cover Berks Cemetery Extension at Ploegsteert, Belgium, is a Commonwealth War Graves Commission burial ground for the dead of World War I located in the Ypres Salient on the Western Front. The cemetery grounds were assigned to the United Kingdom in perpetuity by King Albert I of Belgium in recognition of the sacrifices made by the British Empire in the defence and liberation of Belgium during the war. Source: Wikipedia i Message from the President, Mary Anne Sharpe We have had an amazing summer, with record rainfall, tornadoes and high winds, but also sunny, lazy days that sometimes make us regret the advent of autumn's cooler weather. On the other hand, there's more incentive to stay indoors and do research. BIFHSGO's fifteenth year has resulted in a harvest of successful programs, courses, and awards. Chris MacPhail journeyed to Raleigh, North Carolina, to attend the National Genealogical Society's national conference, and to accept the NGS award for best newsletter. Congratulations to Chris and the ACR team for giving us an outstanding publication! The report of June's Annual General Meeting is in this issue of Anglo-Celtic Roots. Four new directors stepped up to assume positions on the Board. I thank them sincerely for volunteering to work actively on making this Society what it is–busy and successful. There is a lot of less visible work to be undertaken. We always need people to help out–please consider becoming a more active member of BIFHSGO and volunteering. Among other things, we need refreshment servers, voice-mail and e-mail answerers, and people to assume the duties of Librarian, Publicity Director and ACR editor. If you would like to shadow a current volunteer, in preparation for assuming full duties at a later date, please consider it. —Many hands make light work,“ as I have said before. By the time you read this, our Annual Fall Conference is either a few days away or already underway, its focus this year on Scotland. Based on the planned agenda and speakers‘ list, it's going to be another runaway success, starting with Charlotte Gray's Don Whiteside Memorial Lecture. Also by this time, the ground will have been broken at the new City of Ottawa Archives, where BIFHSGO'S library will move in spring 2010. We have built a society recognized for the work it does. BIFHSGO's regular monthly meetings and educational programs are well organized and attended. Our publications, both in the traditional media and in the newer media of CD and Internet, are highly regarded